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8367 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act before) dancing and singing
We found 5182 matches on Event Comments, 2242 matches on Performance Title, 1938 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
04 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

1752
27 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: In: Hornpipe, as17771017; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125

1753
29 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17771226, but Principal Characters-Lee _Lewes.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee _Lewes.

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771125, but _Aldridge, Langrish

1754
12 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee _Lewes.

Dance: In: Masquerade Scene-; Minuet, as17770929; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771229

Song: As17770929

1755
19 February 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Hamlet [announced on playbill of 18 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Abraham Portal. Larpent MS 445; not published]: The Overture and Music [by Thomas Linley Jun.] entirely new. With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Words of the Songs, Chorusses, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 19 Feb. 1778: This Day at Three will be published the Songs in The Cady of Bagdad (6d.). Receipts: #180 0s. 6d. (130.9.0; 49.7.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Cady of Bagdad

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Davies, Hurst, Bannister, Mr Waldron, Mr Wrighten, Miss Abrams, Mrs Baddeley. [Cast from Songs (G. Kearsley, 1778): Omar-Dodd; Abdallah-Davies; Black Aga-Hurst; Mouaffac-Wrighten; Cady of Bagdad-Bannister; Dyer's Daughter [not in Songs, but see17780221]-Mr Waldron; Cacafatadri-Mr Wrighten [i.e. doubled Mouaffac]; Selima-Miss Abrams; Zemroude-Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: In II: Masquerade Scene Dancing-Blurton, Henry; End III: The Provincalle, as17780128

Song: Masquerade Scene As17771031

1756
06 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Bates and Miss Ambrose. 3rd piece: The overture and the rest of the music composed by Fisher. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #232 17s. 6d. (105.17.6; tickets: 127.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17800401, but Mandane (for that night only)-Mrs Barthelemon.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing-Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

Entertainment: [Vaudeville.]3rd piece: a Leap through a Cask on Fire-

1757
10 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wilson, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800506, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Song: As17800422

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Jockies Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland

1758
16 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Jockies Actor: Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland

1759
25 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, announced on playbill of 22 Sept.] Afterpiece: The Overture and the rest of the music composed by Dr Fisher. Paid Music 22nd Inst. #7 15s. 4d.; Properties 22nd Inst. 9s. 8d.; Wardrobe #6 11s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #1 19s.; Chorus Singers #1 5s.; Guard [master carpenter] for Scene Men #10 19s. 5d. Receipts: #194 13s. 6d. (193.18.0; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

1760
27 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Besford; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

1761
30 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospitalv, designed by DeLoutherbourg. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #156 4s. (111.17; 44.7; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

1762
02 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; Careful-Robson; True Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-W. Bates; Northumberland-Webb; Sheriff-Egan; Carriers-Jones, Messink; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy (1st time)-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Thompson
Role: Northumberland Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

1763
07 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Fawcett; Ralph-Suett (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

1764
09 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

1765
16 October 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: End II: The Villagers, as17801011; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

1766
09 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Song: I: song-Du-Bellamy

1767
28 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews

1768
02 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

1769
09 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

1770
11 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

1771
14 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

1772
18 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

1773
20 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

1774
10 May 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: entertainments Of Music And Dancing A Grand Symphony By The Celebrated Band Of The Opera House

Performance Comment: The Peasant Metamorphosed, as17840430 Hornpipe, as17840430 A Grand Instrumental Concert. The Country Squabble, as17840430 New Pastoral Pas de Deux by Duquesney Jun. and Mlle Constance (from the Theatre Royal, Paris). The Rival Clowns, as17840430, but added: Mrs Dagville; in which Orpheo, as17840430.

1775
06 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Event Comment: Benefit for Newbold and Miss Bird. [2nd piece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Wellman. The other Characters by the Rest of the Company

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

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